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    Question regarding compatible fish.

    10 by six would be sick bro that is one bad$$ tank and ok so now that I kno that the tank is young then let it go just do your water changes and stir the sand only the top suface of the bed u don't want to disturbe the sand beneath the surface honestly with me I don't vacuum my sand bed I only...
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    Running two different skimmers??

    And for that guy I live in a newer house and I did test the water source and got 20 ppm with the salifert and the API test kits!!!! I'm just gonna see what happens to my system as none of my corals are getting affected by the high nitrates IMO 10ppm is high I hate to put denitrate by seachem...
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    Running two different skimmers??

    Lb rewer u are correct it does but I have a very heavy bio load I'm talkin 25+corals two different shrimp,cowry snail,spiny sea urchant,sifting star, and 13 fish that is a heavy bio-load so that's why I skimm soo much and the berlin xl I'm only running with a 30rlt American about 600g an hour...
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    Running two different skimmers??

    and the answer for the mojo is I do water changes every week 20g a week, I take a turkey baster and clean all the pores of my show rock so no crap has settled in the crevises, I stir my sand I sue a ro/di unit filters still cherry, i do feed once every two days, what the heck do I do I don't...
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    Running two different skimmers??

    Skimmy hellja bro I would apreciate that modifying my aqua euro to skimm better then it is even though it is pullin dark crap!!! But I have 2- k3 koralias and one k4 koralia plus the returns I got pushin the water back to the display and a cheep petco 250 pump for the overflow box!!! is this not...
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    Question regarding compatible fish.

    Sorry for loosing track on the shark I just think their bada$$!!! But the point here!!! The algae on the sand it will eventually go away just vacuum as much of that stuff up and it will disapear promise!!!! It's a sign that a your tank is young!!!! How old is your tank having the brown sand...
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    Question regarding compatible fish.

    Oh yes he will!!!! that shark will usally eat almost all smaller fish and invert!!! But the best way to take of that problem feed your shark at night and let him get used to the food your feeding him and then add the other smaller fish in the big tank but make sure your shark and Ray are fed...
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    Coral Food

    For me it seems to have a big effect on my corals but I like to mix my foods!!! I'll be more then glad to share one of my recipees with u here it is!!! 4 cubes of ocean krill, 4 cubes of oyster feast, 4 cubes of krill brine shrimp and 4 large sized noncooked fresh shrimp!!! The way I do it is to...
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    Running two different skimmers??

    Lol I dig that avatar u got there and I have searched and tested all things to look for the sourse and the only thing I can think of is the two skimmers are not picking up some of the waste!!!! as I do have a pretty big bioload the dirtyest fish i have are the two mating pair clarkii clowns...
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    Bare bottom or not?

    I have never tried the bare bottom but I went to a buddies house and he has nice coraline growing on the bare bottom and it looks killer!!! Rite now I have a 3.5 inch reef sand mixed with crush coral!!! But in the next build I will be doin the bare bottom!!! Anyways it's always what u like if...
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    Question regarding compatible fish.

    yes they can "what size tank"??and the best sand sifter IMO are some sandsifting stars, they work very well and the brown on the sand is it diatom and or settled food and fish waste!??? if it's diatom it will go away as the tank matures if it's fish waste the skimmer u have may not be skimming...
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    Running two different skimmers??

    Ok I'm running a aqua USA 250 with dual pumps in sump and a Berlin xl super skimmer externally!??? The aqua USA is rated for a 250g and the Berlin is rated for a 400g!!to tune the Berlin down I'm using a iwaki 30rlt American,, and i have over 35 corals and 13 fish in my 130g display with a 90g...
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